Leonardo da Vinci（莱奥纳多•达•芬奇） was a famous artist who was born in Italy. He was also a great inventor. Many of his inventions have become important in modern life. Although Leonardo hated war, he invented many different machines used for war. His most special invention was the machine gun, which was produced and used in war. Besides, Leonardo spent days thinking about how to save time. He developed ideas for something like cutting machines.
Leonardo was a strange man. He never ate meat. That was very unusual in those times（时代）. He never published（发表） scientific discoveries. He usually used mirror writing, which looks like usual writing in a mirror, starting from the right side of the page and moving to the left side.
Only a few of his paintings are left today. Many paintings were not finished because he thought they were not perfect.
Leonardo was talented and creative. He was regarded as one of the most intelligent men in the world.
【小题】What's Leonardo's status (身份） besides an artist?

A.An actor.

B.A worker.

C.A farmer.

D.An inventor.

【小题】Which was Leonardo's most special invention according to this passage?

A.The cutting machine.

B.The machine gun.

C.The air conditioner.

D.The washing machine.

【小题】Which sentence can NOT show Leonardo was a strange man?

A.He never ate meat.

B.He never published scientific discoveries.

C.He used mirror writing.

D.He hated war.

【小题】Why are only a few of Leonardo's paintings left today?

A.Because many paintings were not finished.

B.Because many paintings were lost in war.

C.Because he burnt most of his paintings.

D.Because he had no time to paint.

【小题】Which of the following words can describe Leonardo correctly?

A.Famous but not great.

B.Great but not famous.

C.Intelligent but not usual.

D.Talented but not strange.